Supporting bracket for flush tanks and other plumbing fixtures



Sept. 20, 1932. E. c. DAUGHERTY SUPPORTING BRACKET FOR FLUSH TANKS ANDOTHER PLUMBING FIXTURES Filed March 3, 1932 patentecl sept zfl, 1932 U[TED Rnwm c. DAUGHERTY, on WARREN, onro SUPPORTING BRACKET FOR FLUSHTANKS AND OTHER rnuinnma FIXTURES Application filed March 3,

This invention relates to improvements in builders hardware and pertainsparticularly to a bracket support designed particularly for use byplumbers for mounting flush tanks and other plumbing fixtures against awall.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a bracket forthe above described purpose which may be set in position against a wallbeforev or after the same 18 is plastered and to which a plumbingfixture,

such as a flush tank or the like, may be readily secured by means of theusual machine screw.

Another object of'the invention is to pro vide a bracket of the abovecharacter which 1 may be used in connection with flush tanks or otherplumbing fixtures having the usual screw receiving apertures thereof ofvarying distances apart. i i

The invention broadly contemplates the provision of a bar having a slotlongitudinally therein with the central portion of ing creased widthandhaving a channel extendtioned and shifted to the desired location tostaggered relation so that it may ing longitudinally of therear face andoverlying the slot, in' which a nut may be posia consideration of thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing forming part of this specification, with the understanding,however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformitywith the showing. of the drawing but may be changed or modified so longas such changes or modifications mark no material departure from thesalient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of the bracketembodying the present invention;

Figure 2 is a'view'in transverse section of the bracket showing the sameapplied to a wall before the finish is placed thereon and bracket intothe stud.

1932. Serial No; 596,656.

showing the fixture carrying bolt in position Figure 3 is a view in endelevation of the bracket in applied position showing in cross section aprotecting cover member thereon;

drawing wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding partsthroughout the several views, it will be seen that the device embodyingthe present invention consists of 3 the two members 1 and 2. The member1 is in the form of an elongated fiat bar in which is formed thelongitudinal slot 3 having the enlarged edge areas 4 at a pointsubstantially midway between its ends; which areas are opposite oneanother and serve as a convenient hereinafter more. fully described.

- Upon-either side ofthe slot 3 the bar 1 is provided with thelongitudinal rows of apertures 5 1 arranged in staggered relation,through which apertures securing elements 6 are extended to maintain thebraoketlin. the desired position across the front edges of two or morestuds ofa wall. By staggering the screw opening 5 as shown, it isassured that at least one thereof will come into the proper positionbefore the front of astud so thata securingscrew may be passedthroughthe Extending longitudinally of the rear face of' the plate 1 is.the back plate 2 which is of thesame width of the plate 1 and also thesame length. This back plate 2 has a central longitudinally extendingchannel portion 7 9 which aligns with the slot 3 in the ront plate. Theslot 9 and-also the slot 3, is closed at each end;

tegral flange 10 'whichis of a width equal to the depth of the channel'I as illustrated, so

that the rear edges of these flanges and the 100 means for inserting ascrew nut as will be- 9 pressed therein, the rearwall 8 of-which isprovided with a longitudinally extendin slot back channel will come intofirm contact with the wall stud against which the bracket may be placed.

The overall thickness of the bracket is substantially equal to the wallfinish as shown in the drawing and thus the outer face of the plate 1will be flush with the surface of the wall when the wall finish has beenapplied.

In the use of the present device for the mounting of a flush tank, thenuts 11 of the securing screws 12 are removed from the screws and areinserted through the recesses 4 into the channel 8 andare then movedalong the channel until they are spaced the proper distance apart toreceive the screwsv after the latter have been extended throughtheopenings provided therefor in the back wall of the tank. As thechannel 8 is only slightly wider than-the nut 11 it will be seen thatwhile the nut may be readily shifted longitudinally therein, it will beheld against rotation, therefore, the screw 12 after it has been coupledwith the nut may be threaded through the nut to tighten the tank body inposition, merely by rotation.

From the foregoing it will be readily apparent that with the bracket ofthe character herein described, fixtures ofdifl'erent sizes may bemounted thereon by moving the nuts of the attaching screwslongitudinally in the bracket to the proper positions.

In the mounting of thebracket the outer face of the plate 1 is coveredby a bar of any suitable material such for example as wood,

I by means of nuts and screws connected with the bracket in thesamemanner as those employed for holding the fixture in contacttherewith in order to prevent the wall finish material from being forcedthrough the slot 3 and into channel 8. After the wall has been finishedthisbar will, of course, beremoved so that the fixture maybe attached tothe bracket.

While the foregoing description has been confined to the mounting of thedevice upon the wall so as to bring the top surface thereof flush withthe wall surface when the latter has been finished, it is, of course, tobe understood that-the device may be mounted directly against thesurface of the finished wall where it is desired to hang ormount a flushtank of the type wherein the back wall, which is relatively thick, isprovided with a recess in which the supporting bar or bracket mayposition.

In Figure 5 there is illustrated a slightly modified form of the presentinvention which is designed for use in association with concrete walls.This form of the invention is a duplicationof the form originallydescribed with certain additional features which comprise the formationof laterally directed flanges 12 formed along and integral with the edgeof eachside portion 13 of the unit which is indicated as a whole by thenumeral invention has an elongated channel member 15 placed therein,with'the back face 16 closing the open rear side of the unit 14 and theside portions 17. extending longitudinally along the inner faces of thesides 13 of this unit. The ends of this channel member 15 are alsoclosedas indicated at 18 and as shown these ends e'xtend'across andclose the ends of the channel 19 which forms a part of the unit 14 andin which the nuts of the mountingscrews position. v l

The added unit or channel member 15 strengthens the sides 13 of the unit14 to prevent them being bent inwardly by the weight of concretethereagainst and the end walls 18 of this channel. member preventconcrete working into the ends of the channel 19 and thus interfere withthe free movement of the mounting screw nuts therein. The flangeportions 12 may be provided with suitable screw or nail aperturesthrough which attaching members may be extended into the underlying wallstructure for holdelements between the longitudinal edges of the plateand the wall to which it is applied, said spacing elements being of awidth equal to the depth of said channel.

2. A bracket support for attaching bodies to a wall comprising anelongated plate member having a slot longitudinally therein, asecondplate secured against one face of the first plate and extendingthroughout the length thereof and having the central portion pressed toform a channelway overlying and of greater width than the slot, flangesformingintegral continuations of the longitudinal edges of the secondplate and extendingaway from the first mentioned plate, said flangesbeing of a width equal to the depth of said channel, and means forfacilitating the attachment of the bracket to a wall consisting of screwapertures formed through the plates.

3. A bracket support for attaching bodies to a wall comprising anelongated plate memher having a slot longitudinally therein, asecondplate secured against one face of the first plate and extendingthroughout the length thereof and having the central portion pressed toform a channelway overlying and of greater width than the slot, flanges-ing away from the first mentioned plate, said flanges being of a widthequal to the depth of said channel, and means for facilitating theattachment of the bracket to a wall consisting of screw apertures formedthrough the plates, said slot being of increased width at one point tofacilitate the introduction of a screw nut into said channel.

4.- A supporting bracket for wall attached fixtures, comprising anelongated bodybent to form a longitudinally extending channel, a platesubstantially the same length as the body having a longitudinal slottherein and secured against the body with the said slot overlying thechannel, means along each longitudinal edge of the body for contact witha supporting surface to maintain the plate and body properly spacedtherefrom,

and means for facilitating the attachment of the bracket to thesupportlng surface.

5. A supporting bracket for wall attached fixtures, comprising anelongated metal body bent throughout its length to form a centrallongitudinal channel, means constituting an inturned portion of eachlongitudinal edge of the body for spacing the body from a supportingsurface, a plate of substantially the same length as the body having alongitudinal slot therein and secured against the body with the slotoverlying the channel, and means for facilitating the attachment of thebracket to the supporting surface.

6. A bracket support for attaching bodies to a wall, comprising anelongated plate member having a slot longitudinally therein,

a second plate secured at one face of the first plate and extendingthroughout the length thereof and having the central portion pressed toform'a channelway overlying and of greater width than the slot, flangesforming integral continuations of the longitudinal edges of the secondplate and extending away from the first mentioned plate and terminatingin relatively narrow laterally projecting flanges which extendthroughout the length of the first mentioned flanges, meansfacilitating-the attachment of the bracket to a wall, and a reinforcingchannel member disposed between the first mentioned flanges of saidsecond plate and having its closed side directed outwardly therefrom andfurther having its ends closed to prevent the entrance of extraneousmatter into said channelway.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

* EDWIN C. DAUGHERTY.

